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H. D. SIMPSON.

ICE BUN.

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ICE RUN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,804, dated September 23, 1902.

Application led November 13, 1901. Serial No. 82,128. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY D. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ooxsackie, in the county of Greene and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ice-Run, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to devices for storing cakes of ice in ice-houses; and its object is to provide a new and improved iced-un for stowing blocks of ice alternately into adja cent rooms in an ice-house without danger of injuring the blocks, allowing, however, the crews of men to lill the rooms evenly and properly and without requiring interruption or stoppage of the elevator carrying the cakes of ice by the main run from the wat-er below.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a side elevation of the improvement as applied, the ice-house being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the Same, the parts being in a different position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of part of the improvement, showing the switch open. Fig. I is a plan View of the same, and Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4c.

An elevator A of any approved construction carries cakes ol' ice B upwardly from the water below and delivers the said cakes to a fixed delivery-chute C, leading inwardly and downwardly to the entrance-.openings of an ice-house D, having adjacent rooms D' D2 to be filled with cakes of ice. A distributing chute E extends from the delivery-chute O in the room D', and an auxiliary delivery-chute F extends through the room D' into the room D2, and both chutes E and F are adapted to receive the cakes of ice from the Iixed delivery-chute O in use at the time, so that both rooms D' and D can be filled, as hereinafter more fully described. The chute F. is connected at its upper end by hooks G or other devices to the inner end of the deliverychute O, and the said chute E is provided with a hinged end E', reaching down to the floor of the room D orto the uppermost layer of ice-cakes already stored in the room. The free end of the chute E is supported from the roof of the ice-house by a suitable block and tackle H, and the chute F and its delivery end F are similarly supported by blocks and tackles II. On the chute E are erected posts I and I', of which the posts I carry a pivot J for a switch J, arranged to swing downwardly, so that its free end reaches tothe inner end ofthe delivery-chute O to allow the cakes of ice to travel onto the said switch J and down the saine onto the auxiliary chute F for transportation into the room D2. Then it is desired to lill the room D with cakes of ice, the said switch J is swung into the uppermost inactive position, as illustrated in Fig. l, and 'for this purpose a lever K is provided, hinged on the chute E and provided with ahandle K under the control of the operator. Thus when the handle K' is swung downwardly, as shown in Fig. l, thelever K swings the switch Jinto the uppermost inactive position, and when the lever K is swung upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, then the lever K allows the switch J to swing downwardly into a closed active position.

The lever K heretofore described maybe embodied in different forms; but as shown by Figs. 3, Ll, and of the drawings said lever is in the form of a bail consisting of a cross-bar and two crank-arms, said bail being arranged across the chute E, so that the cross bar will it beneath the switch J, while the crank-arms will be mounted in the posts I'. The handle K of this lever is attached to the end portion of one crank-arm ,and extends alongside of a portion of the chute E, as clearly shown by said Figs. 3, 4, and 5. In the operation of the lever the handle K is depressed to the position shown by Fig. 3, and the bail-shaped part K of the lever is raised in order to elevate the switch J to its inoperative position. When the arm K' is raised,

the bail K is depressed and the switch J may be lowered to its operative position relative to the fixed chute C.

The forward end of the auxiliary chute F is connected by hooks or other fastening devices G to the pivoted end of the switch J ICO to form a continuous run between the switch and the chute F. It is understood that the chute F is supported in such a manner relative to the delivery-chute C that when the switch J is swung downwardly the said chute F inclines downwardly and inwardly from the delivery-chute C to allow uninterrupted travel of the cakes of ice from the deliverychute C to the room D2. When the switch J is swung upwardly, the chute F is disconnected from the delivery-chute C, and the cakes of ice now travel down the chute E into the room D.

By the arrangement described the cakes of ice can be directed for any length of time into either of the rooms Dl or D2, and when a sufficient quantity of cakes of ice have been delivered to a room the switch .I is shifted to direct the cakes of ice to the other room to allow the crew in the iirst room to properly store the cakes of ice. By the arrangement described the two rooms are gradually `filled and the crews in the rooms have sufficient time to properly store the cakes ot' ice without requiring stoppage of the elevator A. It is understood that when the rooms D and D2 have been filled to a certain height the lchutes E and F are hoisted to connect with the next delivery-chute C above.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An ice-run, comprising a permanent inclined delivery-chute, a pair of distributingchutes, the lower chute normally occupying an alined relation to the delivery-chute and the upper chute being carried to a point heyond the lower chute, and aswitch pivotaly supported on the lower chute and having its pivoted end in alined relation to the upper distributing-chutethe free end of said switch being shiftable relative to the delivery-chute and adapted to bridge the space between said delivery-chute and that end of the upper distributing-chute which has a disalined relation to said delivery-chute.

2. An ice-run having a distributing-chute,

npstanding pivotal and guide posts on said chute, an overlying distributing chute, a switch pivoted on said pivotal posts to occupy an alined relation to the overlying chute and shiftably fitted between the guide posts, means foradjusting said switch, and suitable delivery means to direct the load to one or the other of the chutes.

3. An ice-run having a series of permanent delivery-chutes, a pair of connected distributing-chutes having an intermediate adjustable switch, and means for vertically adjusting the connected chutes and the switch to bring the same into operative relation to either of the permanent delivery-chutes.

4. An ice-run having a series of permanent delivery-chutes, a pair of connected distributing-chutes, the lower of which has an inclined upper section extending beyond the upper end of the upper distributing-chute, means for suspending and vertically adjusting the pair ot' chutes to bring them into operative positions relative to either of the delivery-chutes ofthe series,a switch mounted on the lower distributing-chute, with a pivoted end in flush relation to the upper distributing-chute, and extending over the projecting end of the lower chute, and means for adjusting the switch.

5. An ice-run ,provided with a series of iixed chutes, two distributing-chutes, one arranged above and extending beyond the other, a switch pivoted on one of said chutes at a suitable point above the` bottom thereof, means foradjusting the switchinto an open or closed position, and means for adjusting said distributing-chutes and the switch into several operative positions and with relation to the series of fixed chutes.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin g witnesses.

HENRY D. SIMPSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. STEPHENS, FRANCIS WORDEN. 

